Knight Lab
Login

Login on site

×
Menu
Knight Lab
  • Home
  • Publications
    • Current Publications
    • Google Scholar
    • PubMed
  • People
    • Current Staff
    • Collaborators
    • Positions
  • Software
    • Software Development Resources
  • Research
  • News
  • Resources
    • Lab Information
  • Contact Us

Author Archives: Knight Lab

Knight Lab, University of California
Home Articles Posted by Knight Lab
Pharming the Microbiome
Pharming the Microbiome
Knight Lab January 27, 2023 0
Share

The collective communities of microorganisms within each of us alter the way drugs work, for good and ill, and may be a source of new medicines themselves if we can

Rob Knight and Jing-Yuan Fu Elaborate On Microbiome Research Trends at the 7th Asia Microbiome Conference(AMC)
Rob Knight and Jing-Yuan Fu Elaborate On Microbiome Research Trends at the 7th Asia Microbiome Conference(AMC)
Knight Lab January 19, 2023 0
Share

Professor Knight’s Microbiome Research with Big Data Professor Rob Knight from the University of California San Diego (UCSD) gave the Keynote speech, “Scaling microbiome studies to address global problems.” 

Researchers in US and Israel Detect Fungal DNA in Most Cancer Types Found in the Human Body
Researchers in US and Israel Detect Fungal DNA in Most Cancer Types Found in the Human Body
Knight Lab December 1, 2022 0
Share

Two separately published studies have found fungal DNA in various cancers in the human body.  However, the researchers are unclear on how the fungi got into the cancer cells and

UC San Diego Ranked 8th Globally for Most Influential Researchers
UC San Diego Ranked 8th Globally for Most Influential Researchers
Knight Lab November 28, 2022 0
Share

University researchers top international list of the most Highly Cited Researchers.  Rob Knight, PhD, is a professor in the departments of Pediatrics at UC San Diego School of Medicine and Bioengineering

Fungi and cancerous tumours: California scientists uncover association
Fungi and cancerous tumours: California scientists uncover association
Knight Lab October 26, 2022 0
Share

Scientists have uncovered an association between tumours and fungi, which may lead to a deeper understanding towards the biology of certain cancers.  An international research initiative identified 35 types of cancer

First-Ever Mycobiome Atlas Describes Associations between Cancers and Fungi
First-Ever Mycobiome Atlas Describes Associations between Cancers and Fungi
Knight Lab September 29, 2022 0
Share

Poorly understood compared to bacteria and viruses, the new work opens the door to using tell-tale fungi as a diagnostic, prognostic and therapeutic tool.  An international team of scientists, co-led

Wolfe Family Endowed Chair in Microbiome Research at Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego
Wolfe Family Endowed Chair in Microbiome Research at Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego
Knight Lab September 29, 2022 0
Share

I’m happy to share that I’m starting a new position as Wolfe Family Endowed Chair in Microbiome Research at Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego! This is administered via the Department of Pediatrics

UC San Diego Researchers Add Monkeypox to Wastewater Surveillance
UC San Diego Researchers Add Monkeypox to Wastewater Surveillance
Knight Lab August 10, 2022 0
Share

An ongoing program that monitors wastewater for the presence of SARS-CoV-2 and which has effectively predicted subsequent surges in COVID-19 cases in San Diego has been expanded to detect the

SARS-CoV-2 monitoring could be improved with use of bacterial metatranscriptomes in wastewater
SARS-CoV-2 monitoring could be improved with use of bacterial metatranscriptomes in wastewater
Knight Lab July 20, 2022 0
Share

In a recent research report from the United States, currently available on bioRxiv* preprint server, scientists have shown that bacterial taxonomic and functional profiles can discriminate severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2

Studies of human microbiome have ignored the developing world, potentially compromising treatments
Studies of human microbiome have ignored the developing world, potentially compromising treatments
Knight Lab July 20, 2022 0
Share

Without more samples from people in diverse locales, the full picture of microbes on and in our bodies will remain incomplete, scientists warn.  Thousands of studies have linked the trillions of

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • …
  • 13
  • Next

Pages

  • Home
  • Research
  • Positions
  • Publications
  • Software
    • Software Development Resources
  • News
  • Contact Us
  • Collaborators
  • Resources
    • Lab Information
    • Staff Resources
  • People
9500 Gilman Drive, MC 0763
La Jolla, CA 92093-0763 USA

A Knight lab startup company

Research

  • Bioinformatic Tool Development

    March 3, 2014
  • Laboratory Tool Development

    March 3, 2014
  • Microbiome Research for Forensic Science

    March 3, 2014

Recent News

  • Pharming the Microbiome

    Pharming the Microbiome

  • Rob Knight and Jing-Yuan Fu Elaborate On Microbiome Research Trends at the 7th Asia Microbiome Conference(AMC)

    Rob Knight and Jing-Yuan Fu Elaborate On Microbiome Research Trends at the 7th Asia Microbiome Conference(AMC)

  • Researchers in US and Israel Detect Fungal DNA in Most Cancer Types Found in the Human Body

    Researchers in US and Israel Detect Fungal DNA in Most Cancer Types Found in the Human Body

© 2015 Knight Lab - University of California San Diego
  • Home
  • Publications
  • People
  • Software
  • Research
  • News
  • Resources
  • Contact Us